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scarab
Commander Joined: 12 June 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 120 |
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Posted: 05 May 2022 at 13:58 |
Hello,
When the wind goes above 3/4 Bft tightening the mainsheet becomes a difficult task. I have to use the winch to tighten the mainsheet. I was wondering if replacing/adding a block would be an improvement. Do any of you have a solution for this ? Greetz, Koen Hanse 371 #155 |
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415 Singapore
Vice Admiral Joined: 23 September 2013 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 826 |
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Hi Koen
A 371 is a sizeable boat, I am amazed that you aren't putting the mainsheet on a winch all the time! Sure you could add more pulleys but then you have to pull through more rope for the same effect. All the bgest Paul
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Paul - Night Train - 415 #136
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scarab
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Hi Paul,
Since I usually go sailing with min. 3/4 Bft, I do indeed use my winch to operate the mainsheet. Some extra pulleys might be helpful. Thanks, Koen
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Ratbasher
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As I expected for a sail of this size, I use the winch all the time at those windspeeds especially going to windward. Not an issue at all for us, although use of an electric winch/Ewincher makes it a lot easier (particularly for my wife) to trim the sheets. I certainly wouldn't want to add yet more rigging to the boat; there's enough of it already. Check out the threads on this site about electric winches, EWinchers, etc. The latter made a huge difference to us.
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